I know you care deeply about Kent’s wildlife, so I want to invite you to be part of a new campaign to save it – before it’s too late. Kent Wildlife Trust has launched the KWT Nature Restoration Fund – our most ambitious fundraising appeal yet. We’re on a mission to raise £3 million to restore habitats and reverse species decline by 2030. The Government has set a target to restore 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030. We know we can achieve this in Kent, and the county you love can be wilder. But time is ticking – we must act now.
The climate crisis isn't a future threat - it's today's reality.
Hotter, harsher summers, waterlogged winters, flash floods and violent storms are rewriting Kent’s seasons – putting people and wildlife in danger. Habitats, like heathlands, have all but disappeared. One in ten species is facing extinction. But I want you to know that there is hope.
I’ve seen how generous people, just like you, can make a difference.
- Donations from members have funded vital equipment, tools and fencing – allowing our wardens, volunteers and grazing animals to restore sites like Oare Marshes and Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, creating space for native wildlife to flourish.
- You’ve supported pioneering wilding projects – like Wilder Blean.
- You’ve returned missing species – like the red-billed chough and Kentish milkwort.
- And, this year alone, you’ve helped us to reconnect over 400 acres of land for nature through the purchase of Hoathly Farm.
Over the next four years, we’ll showcase the habitats that make Kent special but urgently need our help. We’ll show you what Kent Wildlife Trust, with your support, is doing to protect and restore them. And with your help and this vital fund, we will enact real change.
Nature needs you now, more than ever before.
One of the biggest challenges we’re facing is the rising cost of vital conservation work. It costs nearly £3 million to maintain our 90 nature reserves each year. Yet public funding and grants are fewer and more competitive than ever.
That’s why I’m asking you to donate to the KWT Nature Restoration Fund today. Every gift, however small, is a lifeline for nature. Your donation will support vital work, including crucial habitat restoration during the autumn and winter, wilding through species introductions to drive nature-based approaches to large-scale restoration, biodiversity monitoring and standing up for nature through our advocacy work.
Thank you for supporting Kent’s wildlife.
Yours sincerely,
P.S. Let’s call time on nature’s decline. Please donate today to help protect and restore wilder grasslands, woodlands, wetlands and heathlands across Kent. With your help, species will always have a home here.
